Deploy the kinesalite helm chart on Kubernetes
TypeScriptDeploying a Helm chart on Kubernetes with Pulumi involves several steps. We'll use the
kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart
resource to manage the deployment of the kinesalite Helm chart. Kinesalite is a lightweight implementation of Amazon Kinesis that runs as a standalone service, often used for local testing.Here's what you need to do step by step:
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Set up a Kubernetes cluster: Before deploying the Helm chart, you need a running Kubernetes cluster. This could be a cluster on any cloud provider or a local one like Minikube or Docker Desktop. Make sure your
kubectl
is configured to interact with this cluster. -
Install Pulumi: If you haven't already, install Pulumi and set up your cloud provider.
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Create a Pulumi project: Create a new Pulumi project using your preferred language, but here we will use TypeScript.
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Create a new Kubernetes
Chart
resource: Usekubernetes.helm.v3.Chart
to deploy the kinesalite Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster. -
Configure the release: Typically, you need the Helm chart name and optionally the repository URL where the chart is located. If
kinesalite
is not in the default Helm chart repository, you will have to specify the repository. You can also specify other values to customize the release. -
Run Pulumi: With your Pulumi program written, run
pulumi up
to deploy the Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster.
Let's write a Pulumi program to deploy the kinesalite Helm chart:
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes"; // A Pulumi program to deploy the kinesalite Helm chart on a Kubernetes cluster. const kinesaliteChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("kinesalite", { // Replace `CHART_NAME` with the actual Helm chart name for kinesalite. // If there's a specific repository for the kinesalite Helm chart, provide the `repo` property // with the URL of that Helm repository. chart: "CHART_NAME", // Specify the namespace where the Helm chart will be deployed, // if not specified, it will be deployed in the default namespace. namespace: "kinesalite-namespace", // If kinesalite requires some specific configurations, you can specify them in the `values` // For example, if you need to set the replica count and some other property: values: { replicaCount: 1, someOtherProperty: "some value", }, // If you have a custom repository, uncomment the next line and provide the repository URL. // repo: "YOUR_CUSTOM_HELM_REPO_URL", }); // To get the status of the deployment, you can export it. // This will print out the status after `pulumi up` is successful. export const kinesaliteStatus = kinesaliteChart.status; // Run `pulumi up` to deploy this chart to your Kubernetes cluster.
In this program, replace
CHART_NAME
with the actual name of the kinesalite Helm chart and provide values as per the chart's requirement. If you know the repository URL of the kinesalite Helm chart, replaceYOUR_CUSTOM_HELM_REPO_URL
with that URL. Thenamespace
is set tokinesalite-namespace
, but you can change this to whatever namespace you prefer.After writing and saving your program, navigate to the directory of the Pulumi project in your terminal and execute the
pulumi up
command to deploy the kinesalite Helm chart to your Kubernetes cluster. Pulumi will show you a preview of the changes and prompt you to approve them before making any changes to your infrastructure.-